Laura is very tired. Way more often than she wants to be. Well, I guess Laura never likes to be tired. But, in case anyone is unaware, she recently underwent some intensive chemo which killed all her white blood cells. (White blood cells keep us healthy and give us energy.) And, THEN, her body received some NEW cells which are adjusting to her body. And, THAT is why she's tired. She doesn't like it.

Now, if it were a regular day and Laura got to do what she wanted all day long, I think she'd get up, have a cup of tea, maybe go hang out with her students and inspire them to be the best that they could be. The day might also include talking to her own children and inspiring THEM to be the best that THEY can be. She might go for a long walk. She might go to spinning class. She might work in the yard or do some kind of house project that she's been wanting to do. She might sew some special things either for the house or her children or her nieces or nephews. She'd cook a good dinner and enjoy eating it. Maybe she'd put up some peaches or something like that. She MIGHT even come out to Bellingham to see me or fly to San Francisco to see Emily and then she'd walk all over and soak in every single moment of every single day.

And, that's what I think is buggin' the heck out of her. She truly wants to do all those things...and then some.

What she's able to do now is take baby steps.  I believe that she's had very good days. The doctors think she's right on track. She's walked a mile for the past couple of days. The other day she went with Clif to the bookstore. She paid bills today and we went to the grocery store and to run errands.

For now, we're setting goals for the week and trying to cross those things off. And, they may be seemingly simple things like walk down the street or paying bills. But they are really big accomplishments. I mean it!!

She's got at least 80 more days of this kind of healing... it kind of overwhelms her, but I say she's doing JUST FINE. She's a very good girl who's gone through a huge thing and wants to jump right up and get back to "normal."  This is the new normal, but the old normal will be back before you know it.

Please pray that she will allow herself to heal slowly and surely. Pray that she'll notice what she's ABLE to do and not what she's NOT able to do. And, please pray that all of us will know how to encourage her.